Character Name:Devlin
Age: 17
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Craft/Rank: Apprentice Metal Smith

History: Devlin grew up as part of a family where the father was defineatly the king of his own little castle. This wasn't necessarily a bad thing but he was certainly a proud man, proud of his family and proud of his work in the field of Smithcraft. Imagine his dismay then when his wife birthed two daughters - both petitie and completely uninstrested in a field such as smithcraft. After several years of unsucsessfully trying for another child he was finally granted a son.

He had great plans for his son and from a very early age attempted to push him in a specific direction. He wanted his son to follow in his footsteps - which was understandable and quite normal. Unfortunately Devlin had no intrest in this life - and while he learned smithcraft because his father forced it on him, he detested it. Allot.

The work was hard, hot and repetitive, it kept him chained to the forge when Devlin would much rather be enjoying his time elsewhere, but his father had no sympathy for his son's green thumb and adamantly refused to let him pursue work in farming. Devlin liked growing things but his father considered this a field for lesser people. There was no way his only son was going to become a farmer of all things. His older sisters were spared the pressure placed upon Devlin as they sought to become weavers and housewives like thier mother and it wasn't long before Devlin began to resent thier relative freedoms. It was absurd he knew because they could hardly be blamed for it and they had other limits placed on them - for instance whom they would end up marrying. His father was keen to move up in Pern society and Devlin knew he wasn't afraid to use his daughters to help build those proverbial bridges. Or his son for that matter - although in a differant way.

Devlins father was forever more boasting about his son's skill in the forge, about how advanced he was already and how he would surely walk the tables early once he found a suitible helper to replace him at home. Devlin knew this was mostly a lie - his work was...functional...but there was no heart in it, no extra care that set it above and beyond anyone elses work because he just didn't care about the field. It wasn't long before devlins apathy towards smithcraft would backfire on him. Once should always pay attention in the forge it was a dangerous place and when one misplaced tool caused him to trip while moving a hot bit of metal - Devlin paid the price with a nasty burn across his shoulder and chest. It was painful and left an awful looking scar...but it did allow him time away from the forge while he healed so Devlin couldn't find himself too sorry for the accident.In fact he pretty much considered the pain worth it.

His father on the other hand was appaled - it certainly put a stop to his boasting, how could he claim Devlin was extrodinarily skilled when he bore such an obvious scar proclaiming him to be clumsy in the forge? It did not however lessen the pressure put on him by his father. He'd justh ave to work harder his father told him to overcome this mark of shame and prove himself skilled. A 'learning expirience' his father called it and filled more and more of Devlins time with lectures and scroll reading to do with Metal Smithing as his burn healed to the point he would soon be back in the forge as the heat would no longer bother it.

Devlin was not looking foreward to this and if he was truthful would have to admit he'd been perfectly capable of going back to the forge for a while now...but had been stalling and just a bit untruthful about how well his burn had healed. He was starting to get desperate when the search rider appeared on the horizan. When Devlin was singled out as a possible candidate he seized the chance to escape the way a drowning man seizes a piece of floaing wood. A lifeline had been thrown to him and Devlin was going to make the best of it. Flying to Trine with the search rider was just the start he told himself of a life without forges.


Description: Devlin is well muscled with particularly strong shoulders and arms from his time working in the forge. His hands are worn with calluses and rather large but surprisingly light and gentle when tending to small children or animals.He's a bit on the tall side of average and can seem rather intimdating at first glance because of both his height and broad shoulders. His hair is a light sandy brown and while he tried to keep it short for comforts sakes (forgers were hot and now it's just habit) it has a tendency to curl up at the ends creating a rather rogueish or mussed look no matter how much he tries to flatten it down. He is typically well tanned from spending time outdoors and has pale grey eyes and a strong jawline.

Devlin would likely be considered 'imposing' or 'striking' rather then outwardly handsome and this impression is only punctuated by a scar that runs across his left shoulder and part of his chest.

Personality: Devlin seems to have two main goals in life - to free himelf from he envisioned enlavement life as a smith would be to him and to be seen as who he is rather then who his parents wanted him to be...to gain thier approval even if he dosen't follow the path they seemed set on him taking. Devlin wants to enjoy life for what it can be, he wishes to stop and smell the roses every now and then, not follow a path that was chosen for him - and for which he finds no love of. He is generally seems to be a calm person, outwardly cool and colleced about most situations but inwardly highly emotional and prone to being easily irritated when someone infringes on what he considers his privacy.

Although Devlin likes to believe he's idealistic and believes in the better things in life, in truth he has a slightly pessimistic outlook and is far more prone to seeing the bad in a situation then the good, such 'bad' stands out like glaring flaws in his percieved perfection to his mind and he's never realy happy until such things are fixed.

He has a good work ethic as long as the chore seems to have a point to it, if he considers it a pointless or time wasting chore he has a tendency to become unmotivated until the point of the work is pointed out to him. With most decisions he is a fairly controlled individual, often thinking things through very carefully before he makes a move though he has a tendency to think most peoples are expecting him to fail and can be a little bit paranoid about that fact.

Despite his generally cool nature when it comes to others Devlin is a bit of a hidden knight - he's the unexpected rescuer someone might have if they were being pushed around as he simply can't stand to see someone run over by thier peer's and is incredibly stubbon when it comes to his beliefs that everyone should have a right to choose thier on path in life. When it comes to solving problems however he can be incredibly flexible.

Devlin can come across as a bit cold to those who don't know him as he prefers to keep mostpeople at arm's length and gather only a small group of 'true' friends. He seems to prefer female company which might stem from his lack of male companionship growing up in a female dominant family. He is ever the gentlemen when it comes to these females however and can be rather obtuse when it comes to any feelings they might have for him. He tends to be reserved in social situations like feasts and gatherings but is far more open and foreward when it comes to solving a problem of handling 'business'.

He has a distaste for sharing close or personal information, most people would consider him 'secretive' though he just dosen't like to air out dirty laundry when its jut not other people's business, most of the time he simply tries to turn such conversations around on the questioner or simply change the subject. His sense of humor could easily be defined as dry and sometimes cynical.

Devlin does have one small little proble however when it comes to life at the Weyr, he's afraid of heights - clearly this is something he'll have to work though but he's confident that he can overcome this irrational fear in time. In the meantime...he just handlesi t the best he can.
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